# Repurposing an Old Alexa, Camera, and Phones

> Abdul Osama (عبدول أسامة) says he repurposed an old Amazon Alexa device into an open-source project he can talk to and connect to other equipment. He also wants to experiment with an old phone that an AI agent could use to call him, and with a door camera he previously replaced. The video does not provide setup instructions.

- By Abdul Osama (عبدول أسامة) — AI, marketing and business, in Arabic
- 5 October 2026
- URL: https://abdulosama.com/en/feed/repurposing-alexa-camera-and-old-phones
- Video: https://abdulosama.com/feed/video/6
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddd4tKVNoPc/

## Key takeaways

- Abdul repurposed an old Amazon Alexa device as an open-source project he can talk to.
- He mentions connections to his gaming PC and other systems but does not explain how to set them up.
- He wants to modify an old door camera after replacing it with a subscription-free one.
- An agent calling him through an old phone is an idea he wants to test, not a reported finished build.

## What is the project?

Abdul Osama (عبدول أسامة) says he took an old Amazon Alexa device out of a drawer and turned it into an open-source project he can talk to and connect with other equipment. Amazon Alexa is a voice assistant available on Amazon devices. “Open source” describes software whose code can be inspected and modified under its license. He also names a voice-related component, but its name is unclear in the recording, so it cannot be identified reliably.

## What has he done, and what might he try next?

Abdul says he connected the Alexa project to his gaming PC and other systems. The description of those connections is too unclear to serve as a setup guide. Looking through older equipment, he also found a camera that had been on his door. He had replaced it with a camera that does not require a subscription and now wants to try modifying the old one for reuse. He does not say that modification is complete.

> “I found this camera that used to be on the door and replaced it with another one that doesn’t require a subscription.” — Abdul Osama

He also found an old phone. After seeing an example of someone connecting an agent to a phone so it could call when it needed something, he decided to experiment with his own version. An AI agent is a program that uses an AI model to help carry out tasks or interact with tools. In this video, the phone-calling idea is **a planned experiment**, not a finished system.

> “I decided to experiment and make my own version.” — Abdul Osama

## What should you do next?

Treat the video as a look at possible uses for old devices, not a build tutorial. Before trying a similar project, check your device model, its available development options, and the privacy implications of connecting a phone or camera to an AI agent.

## Questions and answers

### What did Abdul do with his old Alexa device?

He says he turned it into an open-source project he can talk to and connect with other equipment. The video does not explain the setup.

### Has he made an AI agent call him on an old phone?

He does not say he has. He saw a similar example and wants to experiment with his own version.

### What does he plan to do with the old door camera?

He wants to try modifying and reusing it. He had already replaced it with a camera that does not require a subscription.

## Full transcript

دلوقتي بقى يا جماعة انا فسكت اللي رايح مش راجعة عملت مشروع حولت فيه ال... امازون اليكسا القديمة بتاعتي اللي كانت مركونة في الدرج الى اوبن سورس وحطيت عليه GPT Live One وبقيت اتكلم معاها فتكونكت على الاجنسي اللي اتنين دول وعلى الجيمينج بي سي وعلى الناس اللي انا عامله بنفسي فبقى ايه جيت النهاردة فتحت بقى كل الحاجات القديمة بتاعتي لقيت تليفون سامسونج قاعدين بتاع عمي ولاقيت الكاميرا دي كانت على الباب و I replaced it بواحدة تانية مش بسبسكريبشن فعايزين الجيل بريك دي وبعدين لقيت ده فشفت مرة انا فيديو لوحدة بالتلازينة
conected الagent بتاعتها بتليفون زي ده وبقيت تتصل علي من لما بتبعيزة حاجة فقررت ان انا ممكن اكسبيرمنت وعمل my own version وبعدين لقيت ده برضو سيب فون قديم عم بشتغل فيه برضو افكر له الفكيرة مع بعض بقى ها

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Transcribed and written up with AI from the video; reviewed on request.